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Votes at a glance: Utah Senate advances dozen bills including transport, asthma, spam repeal
Summary
On Jan. 23, 2004, the Utah Senate processed multiple bills on third‑ and second‑reading calendars. Notable outcomes: SB 69 (partial‑birth abortion) passed 25–3; SB 12 (custody travel discretion) passed 27–0; SB 32 (students carrying inhalers) and SB 92 (repeal of state spam law) advanced. Several technical and advisory bills also passed by unanimous or near‑unanimous votes.
The Utah Senate recorded final votes on a slate of bills across the third‑ and second‑reading calendars on Jan. 23, 2004. Key outcomes are summarized below.
• First Substitute Senate Bill 69 (partial‑birth abortion): Passed by recorded roll call, 25 ayes, 3 nays, 1 absent. A proposed amendment to add a health‑of‑the‑mother exception failed 7–21. The bill is transmitted to the House.
• Senate Bill 12 (court discretion on transportation of children in divorce cases): Passed 27 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent; referred to the House for further consideration.
• Senate Bill 92 (repeal of Utah's state spam statute): Sponsor said federal CAN‑SPAM preempts state law; recorded for third reading and progressed on the calendar.
• Senate Bill 32 (use of asthma medication by pupils): Sponsor described it as a narrow exception to the rule banning possession of drugs at school and cited stakeholder support (hospital association, PTA, Utah Education Association). The bill passed to the third‑reading calendar and recorded votes later showed passage (26 ayes, 0 nays, 3 absent as reported).
• A set of technical and advisory bills passed or were placed on calendars including SB 83 (uninsured employers fund amendment), SB 88 (Uniform Building Standards Act substitute), SB 96 (UOSH technical amendment), SB 70 (health care facility licensing exemption), SB 34 (occupational therapist amendment), SB 79 (child welfare worker designation repeal), and SB 98 (fees for electronic processing). Many of these passed by large majorities or unanimous recorded votes as the body moved through the calendar.
Votes and formal actions were conducted by roll call where required; several bills were circled or substituted for further committee work where sponsors requested additional drafting time. Where roll‑call tallies were announced on the floor, they are reported above as recorded by the clerk.
